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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
Oregon State Zomen reach ¿rst )inal )our
Beavers set to face three-time
defending national champion
UConn on Sunday in Indianapolis
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Basketball Writer
DALLAS — Jamie Weis-
ner carried the trophy, and Ruth
Hamblin had a net draped over
her shoulders.
While the road to Oregon
State¶s ¿rst Zomen¶s )inal
)our has been Tuite a ride for
those tZo seniors, it is even
more remarkable considering
the shambles the program Zas
in Zhen coach Scott Rueck
arrived six years ago.
“I think that this day sig-
ni¿es Must anything is possi-
ble,” Rueck said. “It has to
do Zith sports and the human
spirit and that might be kind of
deep, but that¶s Zhat this is, a
group that believed Zhen there
Zas no reason to, to see them-
selves through a )inal )our. It¶s
mind-bloZing.”
Sydney Wiese scored 18
points, including three free
throZs in the ¿nal seconds
to push the Beavers past Baylor
60-57 on Monday night in the
Dallas Regional ¿nal — about
2,000 miles from their home,
and only about 100 miles from
the Waco campus of the top-
seeded Lady Bears.
After having to conduct
open tryouts to ¿ll his ¿rst team,
the Pac-12 champion Beavers
2- are going to Indianapo-
lis Zith a roster of seniors and
Muniors recruited by Rueck.
“7his Mourney has been
incredible,” said Wiese, a
Munior. “7o have success Zith
this group, Ze deserve it. We¶ve
earned it.”
Next up is three-time
defending national champion
UConn on Sunday.
Baylor 6-2 ¿nished its
season Zith a regional ¿nal
loss for the third consecutive
season.
“This one hurts a little bit
more because it’s three times in
a roZ,” said Nina Davis, Zho
scored 11 points. “We played
hard. I can’t say it Zas lack of
effort.”
Weisner, the Pac-12 Player
of the <ear Zho Zas the
regional Most Outstanding
Player, had 16 points Zhile
Hamblin had 10 points and 12
rebounds for the Beavers in
their ¿rst regional ¿nal. *abri-
ella Hanson also added 10
points.
Oregon State has Zon 22
of its past 2 games and has
already set a school record
for victories this season. They
Zon the Pac-12 Tournament
and shared the regular-season
title, after last season Zinning
the croZn outright to end Stan-
ford’s run of 1 championships
in a roZ.
“We’re going to celebrate
tonight, soak up this special
moment,” Hamblin said. “And
Ze’re going to get back to Zork
this Zeek and Ze knoZ Zhat
Ze have to do to play UConn
because they’re obviously a
formidable opponent.”
Weise made her second free
throZ after being fouled by
Alexis Jones Zith seconds
left. Jones, the former Duke
transfer Zho led Baylor Zith 1
points, had a turnaround Mumper
that rattled around the rim Zith-
out falling Zith 11 seconds left.
Hamblin, the 6-foot-6 cen-
ter from Canada, grabbed the
rebound and got the ball to
Weise, Zho Zas fouled Zith 7.
seconds left.
After Weise made both free
throZs, Baylor Tuickly got
back doZn the court. Jones
couldn’t get off a shot before
a missed -pointer by Niya
Johnson, the senior point
guard in her last chance for a
)inal )our.
“They did hit clutch shots
and Ze didn’t,” Baylor coach
Kim Mulkey said. “I mean,
there Zas hoZ many times Ze
had a tie ball game there at the
end and Ze didn’t get a good
shot.”
Weisner scored tZice in the
¿nal 207 of the third Tuarter to
beat the shot-clock buzzer.
Baylor led only tZice, after
scoring the game’s ¿rst four
points and Zhen Nina Davis
made a layup Zith 65 left to
make it 51-50. Davis had 11
points.
The game’s only four ties
came after that, the ¿rst Zhen
Weisner made a free throZ 2
seconds later.
The Beavers Zere tough
Oregon State
forward Deven
Hunter, center,
kisses the Division
I Regional
Championship
NCAA trophy
after a women’s
NCAA basketball
tournament game
against Baylor
Monday, in Dallas.
Oregon State won
60-57.
and resilient throughout,
and there Zas a point mid-
Zay through the second Tuar-
ter Zhen Mulkey Zas so frus-
trated after a non-call by the
of¿cials that she ripped off her
gold Macket and Àung it over the
Lady Bears bench, draZing a
technical foul.
Davis Zas almost knocked
to the ground Zhen missing a
layup, and that Zas the boil-
ing point after the coach Zas
already upset by several other
calls or non-calls by of¿cials.
Brandon Wade
AP Photo
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